Layout and Joinery
Circulation was simplified and new full-height joinery introduced to make the entrance, bedroom, and living areas feel more resolved. Storage was integrated into the architecture rather than added afterwards.
Chelsea Full Renovation
Royal Court House, Sloane Street SW1X
A high-spec full renovation of a prime Central London apartment, balancing restored period proportions with bespoke joinery, a statement kitchen, marble bathrooms, and a quietly luxurious finish palette throughout.
Programme 9 months
Budget Band £950k - £1.2M
Borough RBKC
Outcome Turnkey apartment
Project Overview
A calm, complete renewal for a prestigious Chelsea address
The brief centred on upgrading every part of the apartment without losing the grace of the original envelope: generous sash windows, ornate cornicing, strong room proportions, and a quiet sense of permanence.
At Royal Court House on Sloane Street, the focus was a true end-to-end renovation rather than a cosmetic refresh. The scheme reworked flow between the entrance, reception space, kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom areas so the apartment feels both more open and more private, with better storage, cleaner sightlines, and a stronger sense of sequence from room to room.
Material decisions were deliberately restrained. Rich timber tones, herringbone flooring, natural stone, and softly detailed plasterwork were used to reinforce the apartment's period character, while bespoke slatted joinery, integrated lighting, and tailored cabinetry introduced a contemporary layer that feels precise rather than over-designed.
The kitchen and bathrooms became the main performance upgrades. Joinery was detailed for long-term durability, appliance integration was handled cleanly, and the wet areas were rebuilt around marble finishes, upgraded plumbing, improved ventilation, and a more considered lighting strategy. Throughout the apartment, the emphasis stayed on craftsmanship, proportion, and lasting value.
The completed interior combines restored period detailing with bespoke timber joinery, a deep blue kitchen palette, natural stone surfaces, and soft tonal finishes across the principal rooms.
Scope Delivered
What the renovation actually changed
The result is a whole-home upgrade: better planning, quieter detailing, stronger storage, and a specification suited to a prime London apartment rather than a patchwork of isolated room upgrades.
Kitchen Rebuild
A bespoke shaker kitchen with marble surfaces, integrated appliances, upgraded task lighting, and improved working geometry brought the service core of the apartment up to a genuinely premium standard.
Bathrooms and Finishes
Stone-lined wet areas, a freestanding bath, refined brassware, and a calmer lighting approach created a more hotel-grade experience without losing the residential warmth expected in a long-term home.
Services and Fabric
Behind the finishes, the apartment benefited from upgraded plumbing, electrics, ventilation, heating controls, decorating, flooring, and detailed repair work to keep the restored rooms feeling crisp and dependable.
Programme
How the project moved from brief to turnkey handover
The programme was sequenced to protect period fabric, control lead times on specialist finishes, and keep the decision-making process clear all the way through the build.
Stage 1
Survey and design definition
Measured surveys, room-by-room condition checks, and finish workshops established where the apartment needed real intervention and where the existing character should simply be restored and highlighted.
Stage 2
Strip-out and enabling works
Existing finishes, dated cabinetry, and redundant services were removed carefully so repairs to walls, timber, and cornice lines could be completed before new work began.
Stage 3
First-fix services and setting out
Lighting positions, power layouts, plumbing routes, extraction, and joinery interfaces were coordinated early so the finished rooms would read as calm and uncluttered rather than heavily engineered.
Stage 4
Kitchen, bathroom, and joinery installation
With the building fabric prepared, the high-value packages moved in: bespoke cabinetry, stonework, feature joinery, sanitaryware, brassware, decoration, and flooring.
Stage 5
Commissioning and handover
Final snagging, balancing of lighting and services, finish protection removal, and client walkthroughs completed the programme, with the apartment handed over as a fully resolved home rather than a partially dressed shell.
Delivery Challenges
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The details that mattered most on site
Protecting period detailing
Original cornicing, window proportions, and the apartment's sense of height and light needed to remain legible after the renovation, not be lost beneath a heavier modern fit-out.
Integrating modern systems discreetly
The best full refurbishments make upgraded lighting, ventilation, power, and plumbing feel almost invisible. Coordination around joinery, stone, and decorative finishes was therefore critical.
Maintaining finish consistency
When a scheme relies on tonal restraint rather than visual excess, every junction matters. Timber grain, paint tone, stone selection, and hardware detailing had to work together across all rooms.
A more valuable, more coherent home
The completed apartment reads as a single, considered composition. Each room is calmer, better organised, and more useful, while the overall finish level aligns with the expectations of a prime Sloane Street address.
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